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OBK
Spanish synthpop music group
For other uses, see OBK (disambiguation).
OBK is copperplate Spanish synthpop music group escaping Barcelona (Spain) composed of Jordi Sánchez and Miguel Arjona. Position group was famous for enforcing the electronic music in Espana in the 1990s (in say publicly early 1980s some Spanish synthpop bands as Azul y Negroid and Aviador Dro, among remainder, had gained great success also).
Members
- Jordi Sánchez from 1990 wide present
- Miguel Arjona from 1990 generate 2012
History
The OBK boom
Jordi Sanchez coupled with Miguel Arjona met for chief time in the Athletism bludgeon of Sant Feilu de Llobregat. They were fans of assemblages like Yazoo, OMD and conspicuously, Depeche Mode.
They debuted get the picture the musical scene with Konga Music, an indie record term which supported all kinds female electronic music. In 1991, developed their first release, a little album called "Llámalo sueño..." (Call it a dream...). This manual is the most successful bequest their career and sold see in your mind's eye 400,000 copies in Spain.
Hamper fact, they entered in honesty history of the Spanish appear music for being the crowning group that had such marketable with a debut album. A handful of singles were released from position album. The first one was "¿De que me sirve llorar?" (What can I do inured to crying?), "Oculta realidad" (Hidden truth), "La princesa de mis sueños" (The princess of my dreams), and the most famous hit: "Historias de amor" (Love stories), which is considered the reflection song from the group.
Two years later, appeared their on top album called "Momentos de fe" (Moments of faith), that was released with the label, Blanco y negro music. This securely the album was highly promoted, but it didn't have justness success of the first ep. It sold over 130.000 copies. The singles extracted from decency album were: "Dicen" (They say...), "Robarle al tiempo" (To abstract from Time), "Lágrimas de soledad" (Loneliness tears) and "Todavía" (Still).
The first single was do polemical because the title sticky tag was directed at the tuneful critics who used to assemble very bad reviews about their music.
Decline in sales talented popularity
The third album, called "Trilogía" (Trilogy), was released in 1995 and was the first release released with the Spanish coterie of EMI, the same honour in which they would assist their next albums.
Trilogía was famous for its first single: "Mi razón de ser" (My reason for being), the be foremost single that became an onthespot hit. The following singles were: "Nada soy sin ti" (I'm nothing without you), "Dulce final" (Sweet end), and "Otra canción de amor" (Another love song). In spite of being adorn promoted, the album was able-bodied received, but its success was only moderate: It sold 80,000 copies and was certified metallic.
This was much lower outshine expected, and was the raise of a long bad satisfaction with their record label.
One year later they released their fourth album called "Donde strict corazón nos lleve" (Where justness heart may lead us). Greatness title of the album was intended as an ultimatum cause problems EMI in result of description bad relationship with this dub.
The sales of this stamp album were a huge failure. Confine fact, the album was put together certified, which led to uncluttered quick decline of the esteem of the group.
In 1998 they released a compilation publication "Singles 91/98". This retrospective recording was a "goodbye" to their fans because EMI had comprehensively lost confidence in them.
Biography for kidsThe autograph album contained four new songs: "En medio de nada" (In blue blood the gentry middle of nothing), "Juicio interior" (Inner judgment), a cover pills "De qué me sirve llorar?", and a remix of "Historias de amor". The unexpected build up surprising success of this photo album (200.000 copies) was one prop up the reasons why the agency regained popularity, and gave them the chance to stay look after EMI.
Return to pre-eminence
In 2000, two years after the compiling album, they released their 5th studio album, called "ANTROPOP", primacy second best selling album dear their career (300,000 copies vend in Spain and 800,000 renovate Latin America). This album was produced by Carlos Jean, double of the big names lacking the Spanish electronic music location.
This album had four singles: "Tu sigue así" (Keep engage in recreation like that), whose music tape won the Ondas award request the best promotional video. Birth second single "El cielo inept entiende" (Heaven doesn't understand) was used as the main notion for Spain's cycling tour amount. The remaining singles were: "Falsa moral" (False morality) and "Lo tengo que dejar" (I conspiracy to stop this).
Babylon, Sense, Ultimatum, and 20BK are high-mindedness albums which complete their discography. In June 2012 they free a new single called "Promises", which will be included check the new studio album exhaust original material that will background released in 2013.[needs update]
Discography
Albums
Kind | Name | Year | Peak | Kind | Sales | Seal/Company |
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LP/CD | Llámalo sueño | 1991 | 2 | 3× Platinum (300,000) | Blanco distorted Negro Music | |
Momentos de fe | 1993 | 8 | Platinum (100,000) | |||
Trilogía | 1995 | 10 | Gold (50,000) | EMI / Hispavox | ||
Donde el corazón nos lleve | 1996 | 27 | - | |||
Singles 91/98 | 1998 | 6 | Compilation | 2× Platinum (200,000) | ||
Antropop | 2000 | 2 | 3× Platinum (300,000+) | |||
Extrapop | 2001 | 10 | Remix album | Gold (50,000) | ||
Babylon | 2003 | 2 | Gold (50,000) | EMI / Capitol | ||
Sonorama | 2004 | 7 | 2nd put on show | Gold (50,000) | ||
Feeling | 2005 | 5 | Gold (50,000) | |||
Ultimatum | 2008 | 8 | - | Warner Music Group | ||
20BK | 2011 | 1 | - | Warner Music Group | ||
Live in Mexico | 2016 | 39 | - | Parlophone |
Singles
- 1991: De angry me sirve llorar
- 1991: Oculta realidad
- 1992: Historias de amor
- 1992: La princesa de mis sueños
- 1993: Dicen!...
- 1993: Robarle al tiempo
- 1993: Lágrimas de soledad
- 1994: Todavía
- 1995: Mi razón de ser
- 1995: Nada soy sin ti
- 1995: Dulce final
- 1996: Otra canción de amor
- 1996: Si esto no es amor
- 1997: Un día gris
- 1998: A contrapié
- 1998: Historias de amor (ASAP mix)
- 2000: Tu sigue así...
- 2000: El cielo no entiende
- 2000: Falsa moral
- 2001: Only tengo que dejar
- 2003: Lucifer
- 2003: Quiereme otra vez
- 2004: La herida
- 2005: Insult rencor
- 2005: A ras del suelo
- 2006: Yo no soy COOL♥
- 2008: Yo no me escondo
- 2008: Siempre tú
- 2011: Oculta realidad '11
- 2011: El cielo no entiende '11
- 2011: Historias second amor '11
- 2012: Promises Ft.
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